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Turner v. Stewart

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 21, 2002
31 F. App'x 419 (9th Cir. 2002)

Opinion


31 Fed.Appx. 419 (9th Cir. 2002) Mark Andrew TURNER, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director, Department of Corrections; et al., Defendants--Appellees. No. 01-16051. D.C. No. CV-97-00538-ROS(VAM). United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. February 21, 2002

Submitted February 11, 2002.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; Roslyn O. Silver, District Judge, Presiding.

Before B. FLETCHER, T.G. NELSON, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Mark Andrew Turner, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging prison regulations which restrict his ability to receive certain issues of adult magazines in prison. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Frost v. Symington, 197 F.3d 348, 353 (9th Cir.1999), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Turner's First Amendment claim because Turner failed to raise

Page 420.

a genuine issue of material fact about whether the prison regulations were rationally related to legitimate penological objectives. See id. at 356-58. Similarly, summary judgment on Turner's Fourteenth Amendment due process claim was proper because Turner failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact as to whether he received notice that the magazines were withheld or had an opportunity to respond. See id. at 353.

Turner's remaining contentions lack merit.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Turner v. Stewart

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 21, 2002
31 F. App'x 419 (9th Cir. 2002)
Case details for

Turner v. Stewart

Case Details

Full title:Mark Andrew TURNER, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. Terry STEWART, Director…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Feb 21, 2002

Citations

31 F. App'x 419 (9th Cir. 2002)